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Rhode Island State Rep. Art Handy, D-Cranston, testifies in support of same-sex marriage before the House Judiciary Committee, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. R.I. House Speaker Gordon Fox has called a vote on gay marriage legislation in his chamber by month's end. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Rhode Island State Rep. Art Handy, D-Cranston, testifies in support of same-sex marriage before the House Judiciary Committee, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. R.I. House Speaker Gordon Fox has called a vote on gay marriage legislation in his chamber by month's end. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)